CCTV9英语新闻：金价降至3年最低水平（双语）

 　　Gold prices fell to a three-year low on Thursday plummeting¹ 200 dollars per troy ounce in just 10 days.

　　周四，金价降至三年最低水平，仅10天每盎司降幅达200美元。

　　The precious metal sank 2 percent on Thursday to breach² below the 1,200 dollar mark in New York for the first time since August 2010. But have since rebounded³ just a tad in Asia trading today.

　　黄金价格自2010年8月来首次触及1200美元大关。但是亚洲交易日反弹无力。

　　Gold is down nearly 28 percent year to date and is headed for a 25 percent loss for Q2, its biggest quarterly decline since 1968.

　　年初至今，金价下降达28%，第二季度将有望达到25%降幅，成为自1968年最大季度降幅。

　　Gold has declined sharply since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week the U.S. central bank plans to start scaling back its 85 billion dollar monthly bond purchases in the next few months.

　　上周美联储主席Ben Bernanke表示，美国中央银行计划在未来的几个月开始缩减其每月850亿的债券购买金额。自此，金价便开始剧烈下跌。

　　Analysts⁴ say that would drive up interest rates, making gold less attractive as a safe haven⁵ for funds in a low-rate environment.

　　分析师表示金价下跌将会抬高利率，使得黄金在低利率环境下的避险功能降低。

1 plummeting   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
• The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句

2 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

3 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。